Get Started with the Apex Connector Framework

To get started with your first custom adapter for Salesforce Connect, create two Apex classes: one that extends the DataSource.Connection class, and one that extends the DataSource.Provider class.

The DataSource.Connection class requires a Salesforce Connect add-on license. For more information, see Salesforce Connect Adapters Included per Add-On License.

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Let’s step through the code of a sample custom adapter.

• Create a Sample DataSource.Connection Class

  First, create a DataSource.Connection class to enable Salesforce to obtain the external system’s schema and to handle queries and searches of the external data.

• Create a Sample DataSource.Provider Class

  Now you need a class that extends and overrides a few methods in DataSource.Provider.

• Set Up Salesforce Connect to Use Your Custom Adapter

  After you create your DataSource.Connection and DataSource.Provider classes, the Salesforce Connect custom adapter becomes available in Setup.